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it's friday january eleventh five eight pm in washington d.c. hi meghan lopez and you're watching our t.v. well it's the moment we've all been waiting for over a decade for earlier today president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama and president karzai have presented a united front and say they agree on the future goals for afghanistan but one report after another has demonstrated that these two leaders are often at odds with one another or two arabic correspondent rym up to him via tell us about the current relationship between the presidents and what we learn from today's meetings. as that was golden from afghanistan years president obama and his afghan counterpart hamid karzai did not seem to agree on the number of troops to stay in afghanistan i'm going to be over the coming weeks getting recommendations from general allen. and other commanders on the ground they will be designing and shaping a responsible plan to make sure that we're
it's friday january eleventh five eight pm in washington d.c. hi meghan lopez and you're watching our t.v. well it's the moment we've all been waiting for over a decade for earlier today president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama and president karzai have presented a united front and say they agree on the future goals for afghanistan but one report after another has demonstrated that...
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wake up, washington! a budget would address a lot of those problems. last time congress passed one of those, april 29th, 2009. are you running out of patience? 3 1/2 years and still no budget. imagine america as the largest corporation. this is no way to run it. you, the shareholders, have lost faith. congressional approval stands at a measly 18%. little surprise considering the lack of big ideas coming from washington. missing are solutions to create jobs, produce clean energy and educate our children. instead, we're left with one mini crisis after another. it's your political leaders playing chicken with your well-being. government's inaction is threatening an economy, desperate to recover. lawmakers avoided the fiscal cliff at the eleventh hour but there are three more cliffs and more answers. can government finally agree on sensible spending cuts and the budget, will america, the largest business in the world, be forced to shut down due to washingt washington's dysfunction? >>> let me show you what our budget disaster looks like. a chart from the b
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well now that the afghan president's so washington trip is done and dusted. for this people in new york what they think of the country's campaign enough gotta stop . you all but here it's because of the wonderful oil. money the views of the decade long invasion from the streets of the big. bit later in the program and also find out if the prime minister's support can salvage the u.k.'s struggling. is another story got lined up for you just ahead. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you . are welcome to the big picture. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. crumbling roads and bridges and a flickering electrical grid america's infrastructure is creaking and it's becoming a big problem even though mother nature has played a hand in wrecking supplies recently the government those earmarking mon
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you called these do or die moments in washington. in late 2010, democrats and republicans started a fight over extending the bush tax cults for wealthy americans ultimately president obama signed an extension of the tax cuts for all taxpayers. now, four months later, the president and congressional leaders cut a budget deal that cut $38 billion in federal spending for the year. that agreement, if you recall, came less than two hours before the government would have shut down. in august of the same year, the white house and congress were in the same position they're in now, bumping up against that debt ceiling. that provision of the deal created the fiscal mess which we have still not solved. and congress closed out 2011 with the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits two days before christmas. he had another massive fight on a relatively modest stopgap measure that both sides had largely agreed on. of course i don't need to remind you about the fiscal cliff fight we just got done with. congress could not come to an agreement even
you called these do or die moments in washington. in late 2010, democrats and republicans started a fight over extending the bush tax cults for wealthy americans ultimately president obama signed an extension of the tax cuts for all taxpayers. now, four months later, the president and congressional leaders cut a budget deal that cut $38 billion in federal spending for the year. that agreement, if you recall, came less than two hours before the government would have shut down. in august of the...
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washington says it all really assignats afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring response regulation over plans to maintain its military in the chaotic country. mali government forces chase militants out of a key city with the help of french military air strikes after president francois on stated intervention in the area will continue as long as necessary. loyalist the clashes shake northern ireland yet again after the console decision to why the union flag days a year. we're watching r g it's one of a clock here and was going to live with me tom would say america is to leave local forces in charge of combat operations in afghanistan and so show us support for all displaying the announcement came from the us president barack obama after a round of talks with his afghan counterpart on what's being hailed as a last chapter of the u.s. afghan mission but i scan it can reports american involvement in the country looks said. during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but the white house is now ne
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fish has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy ria no this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where do you want to place your bets we'll talk to the daily reckonings eric bryant and joe bowman about their choices plus a german study finds paying taxes has a positive impact on a person's subjective well being no word on what the findings would bring in the west but if you are counting on taxation to make you feel like your quality of life is on the up and up state side we'll talk about some other economic options and the opec of maple syrup has been robbed millions of dollars worth of the hot commodity has been stolen f
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fish has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy ria no this may all feel like deja vu and...
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live from our nation's capitol, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for washington week is provided by >> we know why we're here. to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see danger before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to support and protect all who serve. >> that's why we're here. >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by prudential. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator, gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. this week we got a peek at the obama administration's second-term priorities, at home and abroad. look for more disputes over the economy, foreign policy, defense cuts and gun control in the weeks to come. but for now, we take measure of the combatants. first, new treasury secretary jac
live from our nation's capitol, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for washington week is provided by >> we know why we're here. to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see danger before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to support and protect all who serve. >> that's why we're here....
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, liliana e nau, telemundo. >>> este domingo en enfoque desde washington hablamos con el congresista, javier becerra y rl ex secretario de comercio carlos gutiÉrrez, ademÁs, los detalles de un programa que podrÍa ayudar a muchas familias a tener servicio de internet en casa enfoque este domingo desde washington a las 12, 11 centro. la duquesa de cambridge, kate middleton ya tiene su primer retrato oficial, la pintura ha generado reacciones de crÍticos de artes y opiniones encontradas por el pÚblico, rogelio mora table con los detalles. es el primer retrato oficial, una obra de arte en comen dada a un pintor escocÉs. afirma que kate y su esposo el prÍncipe williams y su familia estÁn encantados con la pintura. dice que la duquesa es una persona amigable calidad y generosa y quiso reflejar esto en el lienzo que ya se exhibe en londres pero la obra difÍcil dio opiniones de inmediato, un columnista dice que esta kate parece salida de la pelÍcula... porque tiene unas ojeras pronunciada y que a su sonrisa sÓlo le faltan los kolo mi colmillos. para el director de la galerÍa la mi
, liliana e nau, telemundo. >>> este domingo en enfoque desde washington hablamos con el congresista, javier becerra y rl ex secretario de comercio carlos gutiÉrrez, ademÁs, los detalles de un programa que podrÍa ayudar a muchas familias a tener servicio de internet en casa enfoque este domingo desde washington a las 12, 11 centro. la duquesa de cambridge, kate middleton ya tiene su primer retrato oficial, la pintura ha generado reacciones de crÍticos de artes y opiniones...
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you are on "the washington journal." caller: the comment i would like to make is, i think we should minimize all of our troops in afghanistan and bring our people home. a good idea for when they come home since they are talking about protecting the schools, that will be a good job for the troops coming home. they understand how to prevent terrorism. host: we will move onto cliff from new jersey on the line for republicans. caller: actually it is craig. i am a an american patriot. i voted for george bush, sr., george bush, jr., ronald reagan. i could give a rat's ass about the afghani people. they did not contribute one technical to rebuilding the world trade center. we have no duty to rebuild afghanistan. i would never send my son there to die for the afghani people. host: we are going to leave it there, craig. we will talk to you a little bit more about what is happening in "the washington journal." coming up next, 2012 was the hottest on record. so is this evidence of global warming? we will have representatives on bot
you are on "the washington journal." caller: the comment i would like to make is, i think we should minimize all of our troops in afghanistan and bring our people home. a good idea for when they come home since they are talking about protecting the schools, that will be a good job for the troops coming home. they understand how to prevent terrorism. host: we will move onto cliff from new jersey on the line for republicans. caller: actually it is craig. i am a an american patriot. i...
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and washington says it will reassign its afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring sparking speculation that it might be planning to keep up its military muscle in that chaotic country. just after midnight here now thanks for joining us for a viewer watching around the world my name is kevin now in our top story around a dozen police have been injured in the latest outbreak of loyalist clashes in northern ireland tensions been running high for more than a month after belfast council decided to fly the union flag above city hall for only eighteen days a year r.t. sarah ferguson the province for us looks into what else is feeling the unrest as well recreational rioting that's what some people are calling it. has it been taking place all across the past in the past weeks many years and pockets violence breaking out. the crisis is on the other side many of them young faces covered as police come under attack with rocks and petrol bombs mark easton's the director of the east belfast mission creep is working with young protesters to try to calm the tensions some kids are doing it
and washington says it will reassign its afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring sparking speculation that it might be planning to keep up its military muscle in that chaotic country. just after midnight here now thanks for joining us for a viewer watching around the world my name is kevin now in our top story around a dozen police have been injured in the latest outbreak of loyalist clashes in northern ireland tensions been running high for more than a month after belfast...
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and washington says its forces will shift to a support role in afghanistan sparking fears that the u.s. military might linger beyond the withdrawal date. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us at least sixteen police officers have been injured in the latest outbreak of loyalist clashes in northern ireland the unrest was triggered more than a month ago following the belfast council's decision to lower the union flag from city hall except for eighteen days a year are teaser for of who is in the province reports on what is behind the tension recreational rioting that some people a calling it. first of being taking place all of us in the past week from earlier than peaceful but in pockets violence breaking out. the crisis is on the other side many of them young their faces covered the slaves come under attack with rocks and. mark easton's the director of the east belfast mission creep is working with young protesters to try to calm the tensions some kids are doing it for fun or doing it for more sinister motives in terms of cont
and washington says its forces will shift to a support role in afghanistan sparking fears that the u.s. military might linger beyond the withdrawal date. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us at least sixteen police officers have been injured in the latest outbreak of loyalist clashes in northern ireland the unrest was triggered more than a month ago following the belfast council's decision to lower the union flag from city hall...
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. >> the time difference between washington, d.c. and baghdad is eight hours. so when president obama started speaking in the united states at 8:00 p.m. on that night, august 31st, it was after midnight in baghdad. it was already september 1st in baghdad. and so what is recorded as the end of the u.s. combat mission in iraq gets listed in the history books as september 2010. it was not the end of everything in iraq for the united states when we went through that transition, but it was really when what started in 2003 finally started to end. the page was turned. >> operation iraqi freedom is over, and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. >> when president obama spoke that night, there were still 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq, and 50,000 americans stayed in iraq after that night for another 14 months until everyone finally left the following december, december 2011. but when the mission changed from a combat mission to the train, advise, assist mission, then it wasn't operation iraqi freedom anymore. it wasn't that same wa
. >> the time difference between washington, d.c. and baghdad is eight hours. so when president obama started speaking in the united states at 8:00 p.m. on that night, august 31st, it was after midnight in baghdad. it was already september 1st in baghdad. and so what is recorded as the end of the u.s. combat mission in iraq gets listed in the history books as september 2010. it was not the end of everything in iraq for the united states when we went through that transition, but it was...
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washington. so many stories about washington that were oscar nominated films. anyway, finally, this city is ready for its close-up. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. >>> long-time senator jay rockefeller of west virginia says he's going to retire when his term ends next year, and that gives republicans a good chance, a great chance, to pick up a senate seat. rockefeller is one of the most senior senate democrats serving since 1984. in that time his state has shifted from deep blue to deep red. consider this, west virginia was reliably democratic in presidential elections voting for carter over reagan in 1980 and mike d
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washington says it will reassign is afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring response speculation over plans to maintain its military in the chaotic country. mali government forces chase militants out of a key city with the help of french military is right stop the president francois hollande stated intervention in the area will continue as long as necessary. and u.k. textile manufacturers are calling on the prime minister to back british as a domestic rose industry struggles survival foreign competitors. at four pm here in moscow you are watching r t with me to be on with day it's good to have you with us afternoon america as to leave local forces in charge of combat operations in afghanistan and source to us support role this spring came from u.s. president barack obama after a round of talks with his afghan counterpart on what's being hailed as the last chapter of the u.s. afghan mission but as you can report american involvement in the country looks set to i'm bored. during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in
washington says it will reassign is afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring response speculation over plans to maintain its military in the chaotic country. mali government forces chase militants out of a key city with the help of french military is right stop the president francois hollande stated intervention in the area will continue as long as necessary. and u.k. textile manufacturers are calling on the prime minister to back british as a domestic rose industry struggles...
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washington says it all reassigned its afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring response by coalition over plans to maintain its military in the chaotic country. mali government forces chase militants out of a key city with the help of french military is strikes after president francois hollande stated intervention in the area will continue for as long as necessary. and a loyalist clashes a shake northern ireland yet again after belfast council's decision to fly the union flag from city hall only eighteen days a year. six pm here in moscow are you watching archie in live with me to bomb with their america is to leave local forces in charge of combat operations in afghanistan and source show us support role this spring the announcement came from u.s. president barack obama after a round of talks with his afghan counterpart and what's being held as the last chapter of the u.s. afghan mission but as you can report american involvement in the country looks set to rumble on. during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two
washington says it all reassigned its afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring response by coalition over plans to maintain its military in the chaotic country. mali government forces chase militants out of a key city with the help of french military is strikes after president francois hollande stated intervention in the area will continue for as long as necessary. and a loyalist clashes a shake northern ireland yet again after belfast council's decision to fly the union flag...
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former congressman barney frank wants to get back to washington and soon. he has been talking about lobbying for the senate seat if kerry goes to secretary of state. is he close tore making it a reality? we will see, keep it locked in here to msnbc. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. >> i just believe that i'm better prepared based on what i have done to do this. it's not that i would be the best interim senator ever, but with these issues -- >> that was former congressman barney frank speaking on "hard ball" about his desire to carry out john kerry's term in the senate. he got a big endorsement from the "the boston g
former congressman barney frank wants to get back to washington and soon. he has been talking about lobbying for the senate seat if kerry goes to secretary of state. is he close tore making it a reality? we will see, keep it locked in here to msnbc. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ bop ]...
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the problem in washington is real. we are $16 trillion in debt. we added $4 trillion with the vote on new year's day. there is no bipartisan will to cut spending and reform entitlements. the fiscal cliff was kicked down the road. decades of over promising and overspending have led to an embarrassing situation of fiscal irresponsibility. but the problem is, of virginia is uniquely vulnerable because of our high proportion of federal workers and defense spending. given the unresolved, in washington, i propose a number of measures. we should add another $50 million to more than double our rainy day fund to nearly $740 million by the end of this fiscal year. i ask that to bolster our federal contingency fund to address the negative impact. the economic downturn has made it difficult for our counties and cities. some of the policies we passed up here have made it worse. that is why i am proposing $45 million to eliminate the awkward policy of localities writing checks back to the state at the end of the fiscal year. the cost of medicaid in our budget h
the problem in washington is real. we are $16 trillion in debt. we added $4 trillion with the vote on new year's day. there is no bipartisan will to cut spending and reform entitlements. the fiscal cliff was kicked down the road. decades of over promising and overspending have led to an embarrassing situation of fiscal irresponsibility. but the problem is, of virginia is uniquely vulnerable because of our high proportion of federal workers and defense spending. given the unresolved, in...
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washington. so many stories about washington that were oscar nominated films. anyway, finally, this city is ready for its close-up. this is "hardball," the place for politics. his thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve great rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. is a better car than camry. to argue would be rude. nissan altima. with moving-object detection. lease now. just $199 per month. visit choosenissan.com. road and track called sentra an economy car minus the look and feel of an economy car. wonder how civic and corolla look and feel about that. the all-new nissan sentra, with best-in-class mpg. lease for $169 per month. visit choosenissan.com. >>> long-time senator jay rockefeller of we
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after washington dc that follows suit, that follows washington dc, so again a little like the giants that want to be number one. today is december, 12, 2012 which is 12-12-12. kind of scary. i would like to quote rem. "it's the end of the world as we know it but we're just fine". we are just fine because we're beginning really 12 months that will be exciting and fun for all of us. as you all have mentioned italians have made a lasting contributions in building this city, and in making what it is, the city that is international, innovative and open. it's difficult to name names but let me mention angela rosy and judge misconnie and in city hall and in the hearts and minds of san franciscans. let me mention ap geny and found an important bank and the inventor what we call the micro credit and helped the city recover from the big earthquake of 1906. guy mo roller who was the founder, established the opera in san francisco, by the way there's an italian directing the opera and laurence fergetty and 93 and good friend of the community. he is the father of the b generations and the guy tha
after washington dc that follows suit, that follows washington dc, so again a little like the giants that want to be number one. today is december, 12, 2012 which is 12-12-12. kind of scary. i would like to quote rem. "it's the end of the world as we know it but we're just fine". we are just fine because we're beginning really 12 months that will be exciting and fun for all of us. as you all have mentioned italians have made a lasting contributions in building this city, and in making...
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>> if washington wash was to call me and ask me, we would have to cut spending. no way to get out of it. >> rick: raising or inspect raising the debt ceiling? what's your opinion? >> we've got to raise the debt ceiling. we have no choice. >> rick: thank you very much. ed is managing partner at chapwood investment. good to see you. >> arthel: there is yet another new petition on the white house web site. the subject of this one, president obama's pick for treasury secretary jack lew. as you might know, he has a knack with his loopy john hancock. there it is. now fans of his loops are petition to go see his squiggles on every bill because when tim geithner became head of treasury, he changed his signature to be more legible on currency. these folks don't want jack to follow suit. we just checked and 326 people have signed the loopdy loop petition. 25,000 signatures are needed to reach the petitioner's goal. >> rick: these are folks who want him to keep the signature the way it is. >> arthel: they want that quibbley. >> rick: my signature is completely illegible. >>
>> if washington wash was to call me and ask me, we would have to cut spending. no way to get out of it. >> rick: raising or inspect raising the debt ceiling? what's your opinion? >> we've got to raise the debt ceiling. we have no choice. >> rick: thank you very much. ed is managing partner at chapwood investment. good to see you. >> arthel: there is yet another new petition on the white house web site. the subject of this one, president obama's pick for treasury...
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that's what we want washington to do. we are absolutely driving that debate. >> you know what, amy, you were driving that debate. a lot of the spending cuts, i think, i've heard democrats and republicans say that credit has to go to the tea party. now, it appears things have changed. the fiscal cliff deal supported by republicans was an increase in taxes. that's what it was. what happened to driving the debate? >> the thing is, erin, we are still driving the debate. before the tea party movement was here, no one was talking about spending cuts. everybody was just going about washington business as usual. we have absolutely driven that debate. we are going to have another debt ceiling debate. at the end of the day, we have to reign in the spending. we have $16 trillion in debt. most people cannot fathom how many $1 million is, let alone $1 trillion. when we are spending $1.4 trillion to $1.6 trillion, it is a real issue that needs to be dealt with. the bottom line is, these people are going to washington. they are being el
that's what we want washington to do. we are absolutely driving that debate. >> you know what, amy, you were driving that debate. a lot of the spending cuts, i think, i've heard democrats and republicans say that credit has to go to the tea party. now, it appears things have changed. the fiscal cliff deal supported by republicans was an increase in taxes. that's what it was. what happened to driving the debate? >> the thing is, erin, we are still driving the debate. before the tea...
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they knew them in a kind of washington way. they'd been in a couple of meetings with them or they'd been at a dinner party where this guy was the speaker or they had seen them on the floor of the house or senate a few times, but they didn't know what made the guy tick. they didn't know why he was in politics. they didn't know what was driving him onward or what was the real reason that he was climbing to the top of the pyramid. eventually, after a period of months, i pretty much abandoned washington. i went to the hometowns, and then i started talking to their schoolmates and their sisters and brothers and their mothers and fathers and aunts and uncles and cousins and their first employers and their cub scout leaders and their teachers and their law school buddies and college roommates. by the time i got back to the candidates on the campaign trail, i wasn't asking them how many points did they need in iowa. i was asking them about their aunt lucy or their aunt gladys. she said they never would wake up in the morning when they
they knew them in a kind of washington way. they'd been in a couple of meetings with them or they'd been at a dinner party where this guy was the speaker or they had seen them on the floor of the house or senate a few times, but they didn't know what made the guy tick. they didn't know why he was in politics. they didn't know what was driving him onward or what was the real reason that he was climbing to the top of the pyramid. eventually, after a period of months, i pretty much abandoned...
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>> well, he's mostly, i think, this is important, a creature of washington. he had a brief interlude out at citigroup, but a lot of time working in a political capacity and does in fact make him a much different creature for a position like the treasury secretary than we have in the past, folks who have come from that often out of the business world, established economists, might come from the fed. this is a person viewed by congress and many, by many people here in washington a more of an ideologue. >> and with the clinton administration, i know republicans thought he was an honest liberal, anybody he's emerged under this president as much more implacable. and mr. lew makes a lot of appearances, almost always in the role, when you see mr. obama and boehner making progress. he throws the monkey wrench and pretty much tanking the negotiations and makes him poison for republicans and a problem in his capacity as treasury secretary which sometimes does need to work with congress. >> paul: very different choice than treasury secretary. remember reagan had don reg
>> well, he's mostly, i think, this is important, a creature of washington. he had a brief interlude out at citigroup, but a lot of time working in a political capacity and does in fact make him a much different creature for a position like the treasury secretary than we have in the past, folks who have come from that often out of the business world, established economists, might come from the fed. this is a person viewed by congress and many, by many people here in washington a more of...
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everybody, you know, was going about washington business as usual. we have absolutely driven that debate. and we're not going to give up. in august of 2011, we had the big debt ceiling debate, we're going to have another one. at the end of the day, we have to rein in the spending, we have $16 trillion in debt. most people cannot fathom how much even $1 million is let alone a trillion. so when we have $16 trillion in debt and we're spending $1.4 trillion or $1.6 trillion more every single year than we're bringing in, it is a real issue that needs to be dealt with. and the bottom line is, these people, it doesn't matter what party they're in, they're going to washington, they're being elected by we, the people, they work for us and they're going to washington and not doing their job. this fiscal cliff deal, they had three to six minutes to read the bill. that is not acceptable. and again, it's not about party politics. but you know what? i'm going to say this, erick is right, there's a problem, the tea party movement was born out of frustration with bo
everybody, you know, was going about washington business as usual. we have absolutely driven that debate. and we're not going to give up. in august of 2011, we had the big debt ceiling debate, we're going to have another one. at the end of the day, we have to rein in the spending, we have $16 trillion in debt. most people cannot fathom how much even $1 million is let alone a trillion. so when we have $16 trillion in debt and we're spending $1.4 trillion or $1.6 trillion more every single year...
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we see too much of that in washington. i believe, i firmly believe that each one of us in this chamber must approach this session with a core guiding principle. until every person in our state who wants the job can find one, we have more work to do. we cannot stick our hands in the sand or simply hope for the best. not when other states are actively recruiting jobs from every corner of the globe. jobs that can and should come to connecticut. we must compete for er single job. with that mind sest, we've begun to tackle the challenges of economic development in a holistic way in our state. our first five program along with the addition of jackson laboratories has leveraged a $180 million commitment in public funding to drive more than $2 billion in private investment. that same program made it possible for connecticut to bring two fortune 500 companies to our state. now, the last time that we talked about two fortune 500 companies was in 2006, and that was because they were leaving. on main streets across connecticut the sma
we see too much of that in washington. i believe, i firmly believe that each one of us in this chamber must approach this session with a core guiding principle. until every person in our state who wants the job can find one, we have more work to do. we cannot stick our hands in the sand or simply hope for the best. not when other states are actively recruiting jobs from every corner of the globe. jobs that can and should come to connecticut. we must compete for er single job. with that mind...
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well, that's the kind of attitude we need down in washington. people who are-- know how to pinch pennies, who know how to save money, but i'd argue those folks in d.c. won't do it until the american people truly agitate for it. and when you talk about cutting, in social security and raising the retirement age and talking about making tweaks to entitlement programs, most people in this country go bananas, and that's why-- >> and same in congress, right, charles? >> although, i think this debate is a huge distraction. it's nice that they came out with savings and we can raise this, do that and this little girl we're talking about here. >> by the way, we're leading with this. >> and, but the exercise, this is an exercise in futility, as was that ridiculous fiscal cliff, the real problem the country has is economic growth. we're not putting people to work, we're cutting stuff when i think we should be stimulating and stimulating through the tax code and i mean, there's an absurd notion if you tax people making $400,000 a year and. >> neil: you're no
well, that's the kind of attitude we need down in washington. people who are-- know how to pinch pennies, who know how to save money, but i'd argue those folks in d.c. won't do it until the american people truly agitate for it. and when you talk about cutting, in social security and raising the retirement age and talking about making tweaks to entitlement programs, most people in this country go bananas, and that's why-- >> and same in congress, right, charles? >> although, i think...
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troops in afghanistan will switch to a mainly support role phyllis bennis from washington based institute for policy studies believes it's still a long way off before local forces will take full control. we're talking about an official acknowledgement by the two governments that now the afghan military is in control what that means is anybody's guess but what it does not mean is that the u.s. troops are going to be pulled out early there's a huge occupation force in the country that's not going to be brought out in twenty thirteen in the spring what we're talking about is a claim that as of that time the afghan people the afghan military the afghan government will officially be in charge they will be in charge of the military now the idea that the u.s. forces still there or the nato forces still there are going to take their orders from the afghan military i think is rather spurious that's certainly not going to happen i don't think the afghan government has the capacity to survive without massive u.s. support that means both economic support and crucially military support but his relianc
troops in afghanistan will switch to a mainly support role phyllis bennis from washington based institute for policy studies believes it's still a long way off before local forces will take full control. we're talking about an official acknowledgement by the two governments that now the afghan military is in control what that means is anybody's guess but what it does not mean is that the u.s. troops are going to be pulled out early there's a huge occupation force in the country that's not going...
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said jawad was afghanistan's ambassador to washington from 2003 to 2010. before that, he was president karzai's chief of staff. and peter tomsen was a career diplomat who served as special envoy on afghanistan during the george h.w. bush administration. he's the author of "the wars of afghanistan." peter tomsen, let's start with you. what jumps out at you. help us decode what was in that meeting, what was most pournt. >> is think what jumped out at me mostly was the acceleration in the transition. which i think is good. that american troops are going to be leaving at a faster clip. and also on the function side, so to speak that the role of american troops in combat as was mentioned in the clip is going to be phased out. also, what president karzai said on elections i thought was excellent because there has been a lot of concer that the election schedule for 2014 might end up like the elections in 200 the when there was a good deal of fraud. as you might recall. then i was very pleased to see the comments on women, the emphasis on gender equality. and also
said jawad was afghanistan's ambassador to washington from 2003 to 2010. before that, he was president karzai's chief of staff. and peter tomsen was a career diplomat who served as special envoy on afghanistan during the george h.w. bush administration. he's the author of "the wars of afghanistan." peter tomsen, let's start with you. what jumps out at you. help us decode what was in that meeting, what was most pournt. >> is think what jumped out at me mostly was the acceleration...
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. >> the time difference between washington, d.c. and baghdad is eight hours. when president obama started speaking in the united states at 8:00 p.m. on that night august 31st, it was after midnight in baghdad. it was already september 1st in baghdad. what is recorded as the end of the mission gets listed as september 2010. it was noft the end t the end og but it was what started in 2003 started to end. the page was turned. >> operation iraqi freedom is over. the people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. >> when president obama spoke that night there were still 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq and 50,000 americans stayed in iraq for another 14 months until everyone left the following december. december 2011. when the mission changed from a combat mission to the trained advised mission then it wasn't operation iraqi freedom. it was the way that war came to an end an that's why it was worth interrupting wipeout and the other 8:00 p.m. programming. that's why it was worth flying out to baghdad to be there for that historic ending as the comb
. >> the time difference between washington, d.c. and baghdad is eight hours. when president obama started speaking in the united states at 8:00 p.m. on that night august 31st, it was after midnight in baghdad. it was already september 1st in baghdad. what is recorded as the end of the mission gets listed as september 2010. it was noft the end t the end og but it was what started in 2003 started to end. the page was turned. >> operation iraqi freedom is over. the people now have...
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what a great lesson for washington. why can't we get it done right over here. >> when you look at new hampshire in particular it's very rich and political tradition. these are people that the first primary in the nation, they're very involved, candidates go to the people's houses if we can get people more engaged in the political system. get moms and women to run it would be a -- >> don't forget pay your governors and state legislators lower salaries. all goes to the fact that women are about getting things done. making a difference in their community, making a difference in the world. the more that we can really support those efforts by donating to women candidates by supporting them, by encouraging all those bright spots that we see in our communities throw their names in the hat. run for the next office. more we can replicate this idea. >> thank you. let's point out. if we talk about washington, the gridlock we're all struggling with. research shows women reach across the aisle and engage in politics in nonpartisan w
what a great lesson for washington. why can't we get it done right over here. >> when you look at new hampshire in particular it's very rich and political tradition. these are people that the first primary in the nation, they're very involved, candidates go to the people's houses if we can get people more engaged in the political system. get moms and women to run it would be a -- >> don't forget pay your governors and state legislators lower salaries. all goes to the fact that women...
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the gun debate is heating up in washington and across the country. the growing debate comes from the shadow of the deadly shooting last month. vice president biden has been meeting with groups all week from gun control advocates to the nra and yesterday he met with video game producers all in an effort to find a solution to the nation's gun violence problem. >> we have a problem beyond quote the massacres, the columbines, connecticut, there's 10,000 people a year gunned down in our cities. different motives, different reasons, different explanations, but it's a real problem. it's serious. >> so what might be in the final list of recommendations? first, universal background checks and closing the gun show loophole that lets people bypass those checks right now. the white house is believed to favor a ban on high-capacity magazines. president obama is expected to have his recommendations by tuesday. >>> the immediate reaction seems to be a spike in gun sales. some likening it to the run on twinkies. background checks for guns jumped more than 50% last m
the gun debate is heating up in washington and across the country. the growing debate comes from the shadow of the deadly shooting last month. vice president biden has been meeting with groups all week from gun control advocates to the nra and yesterday he met with video game producers all in an effort to find a solution to the nation's gun violence problem. >> we have a problem beyond quote the massacres, the columbines, connecticut, there's 10,000 people a year gunned down in our...
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i have been in washington for five weeks. the what about that. that is a potentially positive story that is happening right there. we need to understand that a lot better. many people said this is dangerous. that you are creating a second government there. i am not sure i see it in that same way. i think there is the potential for improving coordination between different agencies of the government's and being on the same page. i think that is great from this concentration of combining a different powers of government. whether or not it has impact remains to be seen. what exactly can the federal government do to reduce levels of violence in mexico? in terms of impacting on the natural relationship with the united states, having one agency that will be able to share information i think is a positive step forward. it has always been commented on. who do we talked to? who can we trust? maybe you can not trust any of them. i do not know. there is a clear path of where to go to. i really like this question. my feeling is that mexican politics has chang
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>> three fights colliding in washington now. you will recall the sequester got only pushed back by only two months after the last fiscal chief fig cliff fight. that expires in march. the debt ceiling fight, that has to be raised by sometime mid-february, and we have this very consequential fight coming up that nobody seems to know an exact date at this point. awaiting further instruction from treasury secretary tim geithner on his way out. maybe he will give us a date. as we know, washington doesn't do anything without a firm deadline. and even sometimes when we have a firm deadline, we don't see any action. we have the spending bills about to expire that have to be renewed to keep washington running. >> okay. lots to look ahead to, amie and rachel, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >>> do you think video game violence contributes to violent acts? talk to me on twitter. i'll get to tweets and facebook notices throughout the day. >>> more front page politics, the mayor of newark, new jersey, is explaining how
>> three fights colliding in washington now. you will recall the sequester got only pushed back by only two months after the last fiscal chief fig cliff fight. that expires in march. the debt ceiling fight, that has to be raised by sometime mid-february, and we have this very consequential fight coming up that nobody seems to know an exact date at this point. awaiting further instruction from treasury secretary tim geithner on his way out. maybe he will give us a date. as we know,...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this, paranoid america is climbing out of its bunker. the near possibility that the obama administration might stop the easy sale of the scariest guns to the scariest people has aroused the slippery slope crowd. these cousins of the grassy knoll folks believe that any limit on the wide open market for guns and ammo threatens their own hardware. any reasonable action by the american people to stop the carnage is to these paranoids the first unfaltering step to mass confiscation of everything from shotguns to daisy rifles. well, tonight we let you hear from the craziest of the crazies. my question, are the regular gun owners of this country, the people who go out and hunt in hunting season, the people who shoot skeet or simply like to pack their own bullets, regular gun enthusiasts, are they going to listen to these nut cases or joe biden when he offers proposals next week on background checks and high capacity magazines? who are the people that are going to de
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this, paranoid america is climbing out of its bunker. the near possibility that the obama administration might stop the easy sale of the scariest guns to the scariest people has aroused the slippery slope crowd. these cousins of the grassy knoll folks believe that any limit on the wide open market for guns and ammo threatens their own hardware. any reasonable action by the american people to stop the carnage is to these paranoids the...
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do you think she'd want to live in washington? >> it's a big question in washington. i don't know how in a public role you would not want to have that job, but it's an exhausting pace. she's said that. she wants to go home and write a book. >> she need as break. >> you know, two years off, figure it out in another two, plan the run. she can do it. >> i think when that question comes up in two years, i think it's going to be awfully appealing for her. >> she'll consider it, absolutely. she's been set up well for it if she does want to make that run. i've got tell you, when you land in a foreign country with her, they want to know that. >> she's almost treated that way. >> rock star they call her. >> that's so interesting. we'll be talking about that more when we come back. stay with us. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." [ mom ] dear chex cereal i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey
do you think she'd want to live in washington? >> it's a big question in washington. i don't know how in a public role you would not want to have that job, but it's an exhausting pace. she's said that. she wants to go home and write a book. >> she need as break. >> you know, two years off, figure it out in another two, plan the run. she can do it. >> i think when that question comes up in two years, i think it's going to be awfully appealing for her. >> she'll...
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he writes for "atlantic" magazine, washington editor at large. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obama's announcement that troops will move to a support role this spring, we had known it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today, do we know why the president felt he could accelerate the pace today and do it by this spring? >> i think that the president looked at the tea leaves in the united states, not much support for this. making a strategic judgment that the timing that you have american men and women still on the front line, going to still in danger, but nothing strate c strategically achievable in the spring that is different than what is strategically achievable in the summer or fall. for those people who thought barack obama would acquiesce to permanent war, they are totally wrong this is a very important day. i was re-reading "the drift: the unmooring of american military power," written by one rachel mad yao today, you can just see the remarkable change on one happened in the decisions to i
he writes for "atlantic" magazine, washington editor at large. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obama's announcement that troops will move to a support role this spring, we had known it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today, do we know why the president felt he could accelerate the pace today and do it by this spring? >> i think that the president looked at the tea leaves in the united states, not much support for...
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there were just five companies that in washington, d.c. that have been deemed, you know secure to bid on that contract, and he found that the prices they were charging were egregious, that back in corpus they caught less and they didn't put up the site for awhile. he was his own worst enemy on top of which his wife, often the case, his spouse became very, very interested in the personnel, interested in a lot of things in turn causing great personnel turnovers, and he, you know, he -- and he -- in addition to that, he was elected on a tea party wave, and yet, you know, after he is dually elected, he realizes he's the congressman of a district that's 70% his panic. there is a solution to the problem, that's redistricting, and that's what happened to him, but in the meantime, you know, he would have town hall meetings hoping latinos would show up, know them, hear their concerns, but only tea party activists showed up and when they talked about the need to compromise, they stood up, and i tended some of these town hall meetings, and the tea pa
there were just five companies that in washington, d.c. that have been deemed, you know secure to bid on that contract, and he found that the prices they were charging were egregious, that back in corpus they caught less and they didn't put up the site for awhile. he was his own worst enemy on top of which his wife, often the case, his spouse became very, very interested in the personnel, interested in a lot of things in turn causing great personnel turnovers, and he, you know, he -- and he --...